Meaning of literary executor | Babel Free
Definitions
A person acting on behalf of beneficiaries (e.g. family members, a designated charity, a research library or archive) under the author's will.
Examples
“Albert Bigelow Paine, his biographer to be and literary executor, who has been constantly with him, said that for the last⟳ year at least Mr. Clemens had been weary of life. When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is. No good fortune of that kind ever comes to me."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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